this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2023
1222 points (89.4% liked)

Political Humor

681 readers
1 users here now

Post politically charged comedy here, but be respectful!

Rules

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is your obsession with only voting for who you personally think can win?

[–] FlyingSquid 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My "obsession" is stopping Trump and Project 2025 so that I'll be able to vote again ever.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well you better stop voting for the parties of Capital then. Your vote is already almost meaningless, so use it to make a better world before its too late!

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does not voting for Biden stop Trump? Please explain.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump isn't going to be president so no need to "stop" him. But if I assume you aren't as myopic as your question suggests, then stopping the collusion of Capital via the false choice of the parties of Capital is the long term goal. Limiting our actions to voting, you have very little power, but power that none-the-less should be exercised.

In a first past the post system, only 2 parties at a time can be front-runners. Those parties do not have to be the same for ever and ever. In the history of the US many parties have risen and fallen, and there is no reason the same can't occur for the Capitalist parties. In fact it is inevitable. The material interests of you (assuming you aren't a billionaire, or rent-seeking class) are currently not being addressed by either party. So it is your duty to vote for a party who DOES represent your material interests. If you vote either blue or red you are voting against your material interests and mine and 90% of the citizens of the US.

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump isn’t going to be president

Can I borrow your crystal ball? I want to look at next week's lotto numbers.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Guess my charity re: your myopia was unwarranted. Alas.

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 1 year ago

Well it's true that I can't see into the future if that's what you mean by myopia.

You, apparently, can.